How do you remove animal urine stains from fireplace brick?
My bunny apparently used the bathroom on the brick in front of the fireplace and it dried before I realized she’d done it.
I have tried cleaning it with vinegar and water, then 409, and also with dawn dish liguid getergent and a firm scrub brush.
Nothing has worked. It looks like the stain has set in and changed the color of the brick.
Can anyone tell me how to clean this back to normal?
One Response
geek girl :)
14 Nov 2009
I think you should be less worried about the stain and more worried that bunbun will learn to love the new bathroom spot. Unfortunately animals like to *ahem* return to the same bathroom spot. They can smell very faint traces of prior accidents, and no household cleaner will stop that.
The best and only way to really clean an animal stain is to use enzyme cleaner. It’s a bit hard to find, but it really works. Enzymes break down chemicals that Fluffy leaves behind. This means that critters can’t sniff out past bathroom spots, and that discourages repeat behavior.
I’m not sure what will restore the color of the brick, but I will say this: you should always clean animal stains with enzyme cleaner. It may help the stain, it may not, but at least the fireplace won’t be the new bunny bathroom.